IB Physics – Tool 3 · Tools for physics

Tool 3Order of Magnitude & Estimation

Syllabus section: Tool 3: Mathematics

Sanity-checking whether an answer is physically reasonable — a real, explicitly-tested exam skill.

Make reasonable estimates of physical quantities, and sanity-check an answer by its order of magnitude.

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